Tuscaloosa man arrested on charge of raping 11-year-old girl

View full sizePatrick Bernard White, above, was arrested and charged for first-degree rape, first-degree sodomy and three counts of sexually abusing a person under 12-years-old. (TPD)

TUSCALOOSA, Alabama -- Tuscaloosa Police Juvenile Investigators arrested a suspect on a first-degree rape charge, a sexual abuse of a child under 12 years old charge and three counts of first-degree sodomy.

The arrests stem from an incident that occurred in the 3600 block of East McFarland Boulevard on March 21.

Police said the victim is an 11-year-old female.

Patrick Bernard White, 22, of Tuscaloosa was arrested at 1:45 p.m. at the Tuscaloosa Police Department on Monday. White was transported to the Tuscaloosa County Jail and held on a $270,000 bond.